Core Team BIOS

Greg Nicolas DeAngelo Leacock was born and raised in a small and vibrant community in Barbados, West Indies, where an early love for language and literature propelled him through The Alexandra School (Secondary) and University of the West Indies–Linguistics and French Degree Program.

Personal pursuits centered around two enduring passions-music and volunteer community service. Musical endeavors included renowned Caribbean choirs and acapella groups, performing classical European and Japanese works.  Volunteer work centered around substance abuse, offender re-integration, remedial education programs and counseling.

Having the benefit of experience in the private sector as well as government/statutory agencies in Barbados and his adopted British Virgin Islands, Greg has set out to imagine bold new initiatives developing solutions in Renewable /Suatainable  Development for Caribbean / International governments and private sector entities

Phillip has a career spanning 40 years in engineering, construction and project management, holding qualifications in both engineering and business management. Having worked for many years in the energy sector for a number of top ranked companies his more recent focus has been the renewables sector where he holds the distribution rights for a number of innovative renewable products manufactured in Europe. He is a professional and tenacious businessman & project manager with knowledge spanning the full project lifecycle, coupled with a wealth of project delivery experience in the petrochemical, offshore, power and nuclear industries.

Wilson is an Attorney at Law with a Degree in Business Administration and is currently the Managing Director of Wilson Rood y Asociados S.R.L., a Dominican law firm specializing in corporate matters- since 2000. He is Shareholder and founder of IDDI FV, a 50 megawatt solar energy project in Dominican Republic. Founder and shareholder of Mistral Energy, a renewable energy company with plans to develop offshore or inland wind farms.

Mr. Rood is a former member of the Board of Director of the Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano – a local bilingual elementary and high school – and University with over 15,000 students in the language courses. This is a bicultural institution backed by the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic. The US Ambassador is the Honorary Chairman. 2012 – 2016.

Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of IDDI, a local NGO working closely with the World Bank, USAID, Inter – American Development Bank, GTZ of Germany, and many other international institutions to develop programs to improve the lives of Dominicans. IDDI is involved in micro-financing, renewable energy, community development, recycling and many other programs.

Tim was born into service, having been ‘Internationalized’ as the son of a British Overseas Development Administrator in Ethiopia and Seychelles. He completed his PHD in Chemical Engineering in the UK , joined BP Chemicals before doing consulting for ERM ( Environmental Resources Management)- switching to their Hong Kong office in 1990. After making his mark on  Honk Kong Tim turned to Malaysia, starting and directing ERM’s activities around Southeast Asia until 2004 , enlisting with UNDPin Ache after the Asian Tsunami. He has also managed UNDP’s US$40 million Tsunami Recovery Waste Management Program and emergency responses to many subsequent natural disasters.

Tim is an advisor for US based  PILKO & Associates -specializing in operational excellence and governance and jointly mahages his own EnviroSolutions & Consulting offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong. He specializes in :

• Site Search
• Due Diligence and EHS compliance auditing
• Site investigation and remediation
• Environmental assessments ( EIS, ESHA, EHSIA)
• Emergency planning
• Quantitative risk assessments
• Pollution control
• Environmental management safety & policy
• HSE management strategy and policy

As a part-owner and Director of the CCP Group of Companies (CCP), Glenn has been providing services for over thirty years in the Financial Services industry in areas such as Auditing, Accounting, Business Consultancy, Company Incorporation and Management and Insolvency.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados in 1984 and proceeded to become a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales in 1989.
He has held positions such as Financial Controller of BVI Electricity Corporation and Chairman of the Board of the BVI Airports Authority in the past and is currently Chairman of the Board of Immigration.
He is an entrepreneur at heart and is involved in other businesses in the BVI and has served as Treasurer of the BVI Investment Club from its inception in 1992 to the present.
He has also been active in providing community service over the years through his church and as a former Rotarian. He has been married for the past 23 years and has raised four ambitious and productive young adults.

Before joining the Barbados technical and vocational education and training (TVET Council), Mr Greaves worked with: Global Green Development Inc. – a small renewable energy Barbados-based company – as General Manager for three years; Sagicor Life Inc. as Group Life and Health Administration Manager for one year; prior to which he worked as a business consultant in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago for approximately two years. He spent three years as the Vice President for financial Administration for the University of the Southern Caribbean in Trinidad and Tobago where he was responsible for managing the finance, IT, plant services and special projects functions.

Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Accounts from the University of the West Indies, a Master of Science Degree in Development Economics from the University of London and most recently completed a Certified General Accountancy (CGA) qualification. His areas of competence include financial/strategic planning; financial management; general management; cost control; project management and project proposal preparation; IT implementation; business development; human resource management and development, and customer satisfaction among other things.

R5 TRAINING & CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE,
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & PUBLIC POLICY INTERVENTION ADVISOR
Wayne Charles-Soverall is Senior Lecturer in Public Sector Management with over 25+ years of experience of strategic leadership and public policy advice to Caribbean Governments and Public Sector Agencies. He earned his BA in Psychology from Pace University, New York, and his MA in Urban Policy and Administration from Brooklyn College, New York. His postgraduate degree in Political Science was completed at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Dr. Soverall is Deputy Chairman, Barbados TVET Council which seeks to bridge the gap between academia and industry as well as theory and practice through hands-on training, empowerment management, and life-long learning experiences. He is the Coordinator, Postgraduate Diploma in Public Sector Management designed for senior public sector officials, and Founder and Managing Director, The Iconic Caribbean (Caribbean Icons).

Born and raised in Freeport Grand Bahama, Mark saw an increasing demand for renewable sustainable energy services and technology to compete against ever-rising energy costs. He established a company that could not only meet those needs but one that would excel beyond the highest levels of professionalism and integrity in the industry. Mark studied construction management at Southern Tech State University and Computer Science at Andrew College. Before starting his own company, he worked on numerous sizable commercial construction projects and utility-grade projects exceeding 54 megawatts in the United States. Throughout his career, Mark gained experience in Project/Site Development Budget preparation, Project Design, Contract Negotiation, Construction Cost Control, and Design and Waste to Energy. Utilizing the skills and experiences he acquired in school and throughout his professional career, Caribbean Renewable Energy was established.

Mark’s extensive knowledge in renewable energy offers his clients a business partner who will facilitate the entire construction process. His areas of expertise range from resolving pre construction concerns, development of construction budgets and creating project schedules. Mark further expanded his skills with the management of subcontractors to include government entities and the finalization of projects on the most time and cost-effective schedule possible.

Michel Santi started as a trainee in banks and financial firms in Geneva (Banque Libanaise pour le Commerce) and in Lausanne (Bondpartners) then Head of Trading Desk at the Royal Bank of Canada in Geneva after which he was engaged  as:

• Principal trader at the Discount Bank (privately owned bank) in Geneva.
• Head of trading desk and responsible for all the trading staff at the United Overseas Bank in Geneva.
• Co- Founder and CEO of FTF Forex Trading and Finance SA – Geneva, a regulated Swiss asset management firm and Founder and CEO of Portfolio Management SA, Geneva- a regulated Swiss asset management firm.
  Michel is an Independent economist and financial analyst involved in consultations requested by central banks and sovereign funds, mainly in SE Asia and in Latin America. In academia, he served as:

– Professor of Financial Instruments and Markets within the School for Banking Studies in Geneva.
-Professor of Trading Techniques within the Swiss Association of Bank Employees

Michel is also a published author .
Books include :(In French and English)
2013 Capitalism without a conscience (Editor Peter Lang published in) Member of:
1992 Handbook of currency trading
1996 Handbook of fight against money laundering in Switzerland
Other credits :
N.G.O. « Finance Watch » Based in Brussels and deeply involved in regulating the financial system : http://www.finance-watch.org
Fluent in French, Arabic and English and Basic Turkish.

Ulric has 20 years of experience as a structural design engineer, having practiced in the United States, Caribbean, and United Kingdom. He is a fluent designer of structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, and timber, versatile in both metric and imperial units and capable of designing  to various Building Codes and Standards, including Eurocodes, British Standards, and US equivalents .

Marvin C. Bennett, Sr PE Principal at  Metro Engineering LLC describes Ulric as “ having all the qualities of the consummate structural engineering professional. He renders his trade with awesome skill , has high engineering IQ and a varied breadth of experience.” . Refugio M Rochin surmises that Mr. Dawson carries “skills of high caliber, conduct true to ethical professional standards, character, intellectual aptitude and instincts both strong and exemplary”.

Ulric’s experience covers the UK, USA and Caribbean, conquering design for earthquakes, hurricane wind speeds, steep hillsides and notably in the design of telecommunications infrastructure, marine docks, shoreline revetments, seabed pipelines.  As a Caribbean man with a world view, tact and finesse are accustomed tools in his belt , ensuring effective and efficient communication with Clients, Contractors, Tradesmen, Architects, other Engineers and Regulatory Officials.